Call for Applications: 2008-2009 Fellowships at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
10/22/2007
10/22/2007
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Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
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2008-2009 Warren Center Fellow Program
New Directions in Trauma Studies
Co-Directors: Monica J. Casper (Sociology/Women's and Gender Studies) and Vivien Green Fryd (History of Art)
The year-long faculty seminar will examine the emergence of Trauma Studies as an interdisciplinary field of study. In the wake of such recent large-scale traumas as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, everyday violence such as rape and incest, and historical catastrophes such as the Holocaust, it seems timely that scholars intellectually engage with multiple dimensions of human suffering and its repercussions and representations.
Although Trauma Studies has emerged as an object of scholarly attention, little agreement exists about the boundaries, scope, and content of this new field. This seminar will turn a critical lens onto the "fact" of trauma, lived experiences of trauma, stories and representations about trauma, and intellectual and pedagogical issues related to scholarly investigations of trauma. An interdisciplinary approach will greatly enhance this emerging area of scholarship to further understand the individual and collective experiences of trauma, to intervene in human suffering resulting from trauma, and to assist in preventing traumatic events.
The Program: Each year, the Warren Center sponsors a Fellows program with a particular thematic focus involving VU faculty members and one year-long visiting fellow. Fellows meet weekly and may have offices in the Center. Individual research funds in the amount of $4,000 are available to the selected participants. In addition, program funds provided by the Center can be used by the group for visiting speakers, conferences, or other appropriate program-related expenses. The seminar provides an unusual opportunity for faculty members with a variety of specializations to work cooperatively on a common issue in a sustained manner.
The Participants: The Warren Center operates under the aegis of the College of Arts and Science. Although the majority of the participants in the 2008/2009 program will also come from the College, we encourage and seek participation from faculty members from the other divisions of the University.
Application Process: Applicants should send to the Warren Center a copy of their vita and a statement of one or two pages in which they describe the relation of the topic to their own scholarly work. Applicants should also notify their department chairs. Applications are due Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
Questions? Call the Warren Center at 343-6060 or email the 2008-2009 Fellows' co-directors Monica Casper (monica.casper@vanderbilt.edu) or Vivien Green Fryd (vivien.g.fryd@vanderbilt.edu).
For more general information about the fellows program, contact the Warren Center's director, Helmut Smith (helmut.w.smith@vanderbilt.edu ) or the executive director, Mona Frederick (mona.frederick@vanderbilt.edu).
New Directions in Trauma Studies
Co-Directors: Monica J. Casper (Sociology/Women's and Gender Studies) and Vivien Green Fryd (History of Art)
The year-long faculty seminar will examine the emergence of Trauma Studies as an interdisciplinary field of study. In the wake of such recent large-scale traumas as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, everyday violence such as rape and incest, and historical catastrophes such as the Holocaust, it seems timely that scholars intellectually engage with multiple dimensions of human suffering and its repercussions and representations.
Although Trauma Studies has emerged as an object of scholarly attention, little agreement exists about the boundaries, scope, and content of this new field. This seminar will turn a critical lens onto the "fact" of trauma, lived experiences of trauma, stories and representations about trauma, and intellectual and pedagogical issues related to scholarly investigations of trauma. An interdisciplinary approach will greatly enhance this emerging area of scholarship to further understand the individual and collective experiences of trauma, to intervene in human suffering resulting from trauma, and to assist in preventing traumatic events.
The Program: Each year, the Warren Center sponsors a Fellows program with a particular thematic focus involving VU faculty members and one year-long visiting fellow. Fellows meet weekly and may have offices in the Center. Individual research funds in the amount of $4,000 are available to the selected participants. In addition, program funds provided by the Center can be used by the group for visiting speakers, conferences, or other appropriate program-related expenses. The seminar provides an unusual opportunity for faculty members with a variety of specializations to work cooperatively on a common issue in a sustained manner.
The Participants: The Warren Center operates under the aegis of the College of Arts and Science. Although the majority of the participants in the 2008/2009 program will also come from the College, we encourage and seek participation from faculty members from the other divisions of the University.
Application Process: Applicants should send to the Warren Center a copy of their vita and a statement of one or two pages in which they describe the relation of the topic to their own scholarly work. Applicants should also notify their department chairs. Applications are due Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
Questions? Call the Warren Center at 343-6060 or email the 2008-2009 Fellows' co-directors Monica Casper (monica.casper@vanderbilt.edu) or Vivien Green Fryd (vivien.g.fryd@vanderbilt.edu).
For more general information about the fellows program, contact the Warren Center's director, Helmut Smith (helmut.w.smith@vanderbilt.edu ) or the executive director, Mona Frederick (mona.frederick@vanderbilt.edu).